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Groundcover rose

The Groundcover rose is fairly new in the class of shrub roses, it has low spreading habit that runs along the ground. Most ground cover roses bloom continuously throughout the season.
Don\’t expect a low thick mat groundcover like moss, although the groundcover rose should stay under 1\’ in height and will creep along the ground.
They [...]

How Green Is My Garden

MY arm was bleeding and my sleeve in tatters, both caught in a hopelessly tangled roll of fencing wire. My husband’s glasses were dirt-caked and askew from a spectacular face plant after he tripped in a post hole. We were filthy, sweaty and loudly contentious. On that day 11 years ago, as we struggled to [...]

Friendly Invaders

New Zealand is home to 2,065 native plants found nowhere else on Earth. They range from magnificent towering kauri trees to tiny flowers that form tightly packed mounds called vegetable sheep.
When Europeans began arriving in New Zealand, they brought with them alien plants — crops, garden plants and stowaway weeds. Today, 22,000 non-native plants grow [...]

Giant Orchid

Giant Orchid

Loosening the Look of Formal Plantings

Of course there is a place for formal effects: two distinctive plants can be a signpost for an entrance to a path or hidden gate; planted urns can flank a door; or rows of boxwoods can extend from either side of a walk.
But in general, when laying out plants in a bed, think less about [...]

Acclimate Your Plants - Then Relax !

For longest enjoyment, buy potted bulbs when the buds are formed but even fully emerged.
But, then, what if the weather suddenly dips? If weather in your area is still dropping close to freezing, acclimate the potted plants to
outdoor weather in a protected but unheated spot for several days before planting outdoors.
Once planted outdoors, the cold [...]

GIVE AWAY FLOWER BULBS!

Wouldn t it be nice a friend or business relation surprise with a splendid flower bulb parcel? More strongly, they will be surprised twice: as soon as they receive the parcel and once again and when the bulbs are flowering. All our orders are packed in special cardboard boxes with ventilation wholes so that the [...]